This study investigated nuclear markers in Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki and Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) that can be used as a diagnostic tool to detect F1 hybrids from field samples. Six microsatellite markers were compatible for both parental species and hybrid termites and were optimized so that a standard gene library can be built for the south Florida Coptotermes populations.
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1 September 2017
Assessment of Genetic Markers for the Determination of Coptotermes formosanus × Coptotermes gestroi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) F1 Hybrids
Thomas Chouvenc,
Stephanie Osorio,
Seemanti Chakrabarti,
Ericka E. Helmick,
Hou-Feng Li,
Nan-Yao Su
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Florida Entomologist
Vol. 100 • No. 3
September 2017
Vol. 100 • No. 3
September 2017
interspecies
intraespecies
mejoramiento
microsatélite
microsatellite
optimization
termita